Maple Pear Walnut Oatmeal - Slow Cooker
WITH Walnuts
Calories 211 (20% from fat)
Fat 4.7 gram
Saturated Fat 0.6 gram
Trans Fat 0 gram
Cholesterol 0 mg.
Sodium 185 mg.
Carb. 34 gram
Fiber 4.6 gram
Sugar 13.5 gram
Sugar Alcohol 0 gram
Protein 7 gram
WITHOUT Walnuts
Calories 181 (9% from fat)
Fat 1.7 gram
Saturated Fat 0.5 gram
Trans Fat 0 gram
Cholesterol 0 mg.
Sodium 185 mg.
Carb. 33 gram
Fiber 4 gram
Sugar 13 gram
Sugar Alcohol 0 gram
Protein 6 gram
Ingredients
buttery cooking spray
2 cups steel-cut oats
3 cups coconut water
3 cups fat free half and half
2 pears, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. maple extract
Splenda or stevia to taste
Optional Toppings
16 tsp. chopped walnuts (2 tsp. per serving)
sugar free maple syrup
nutmeg, ground
I like to make this when people are visiting, before an active day. It's a tasty, filling and fast breakfast that gives you energy to go out and do stuff. You can freeze individual portions for easy reheating later.
1. Lightly spray a crock pot with the buttery cooking spray.
2. Put mix together the coconut water, half and half, pears, vanilla and maple extract in the crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. (If you can, it's good to give it a stir at about the 4 hour mark, but it's not required.)
3. After it's cooked, stir it together and add the sweetener (Splenda or stevia) to taste. There will be water collected on the top, simply mix that in to make it a uniform consistency.
4. You can top with walnuts, sugar free syrup and ground nutmeg, as desired.
Yield: 8 Servings (About 1 cup per serving.)
You can freeze individual servings for easy re-heating later. Make sure they're tightly sealed inside freezer safe containers.
Microwave each serving for approximately 2 to 2.5 minutes and enjoy.